Vocabulary
To redeem or save.
What is Sanctify?
This is a character typically portrayed as brave with the ability to overcome obstacles and rise to any challenge.
What is Archetype?
From the text: " An Editorial: It's Time For a Nation to Return the Favor" from The Times-Picayune
What is the "favor" in the editorial's title?
New Orleans did the rest of the United States a favor by sharing its natural resources, its ports, and its cultural spirit.
"Looting a grocery store"
What is "Who's a Looter? In Storm's Aftermath, Pictures Kick up a Different Kind of Tempest "
by Tania Ralli
This part of the book, usually found at the begining, lists the chapters and page numbers.
What is the Tablet of Contents?
To harshly criticize.
What is Lambaste?
Books and movies that examine how female characters are portrayed or tackle the issues of gender equality.
What is Feminist Criticism?
From the text "Looters Leave Nothing Behind in Storm's Wake: Police officers seen joining in on free-for-all"
What effects does describing the looter as " a tide of law breakers" have on readers?
This quote compares the looters to the hurricane that destroyed the city that the police were "powerless against".
"Psychologist have long known that first impressions really do matter-what we see, hear, feel, or in our first encounter with something colors how we process the rest of it"
What is " How Headlines Change the Way We Think" by Maria Konnikova.
The step in the writing process, writers gather ideas and plan their topic.
What is the Brainstorming/ Prewriting?
Petty complaining.
What is Carping?
Literature and media that highlights how wealth and social class effect peoples lives.
What is the Marxist Criticism?
Text: "The Press, Race, and Katrina" by Madison Gray.
What impact does the author's use of words like hoodlums, animals, thugs, and looting have on the tone of the article?
The author includes quotes that use these words to show how the media was carless and inflammatory in the way they described African American after Hurricane Katrina.
"Truth to tell, we're not to far from filling in the bowl"
What is "Daylong Efforts to Repair Levee Fail" by Dan Shea
This type of essay requires a writer to take a position on a topic, support it with evidence, and persuade the reader to agree.
What is an Argumentative Essay?
A film based on factual events.
What is documentary?
A lens that allows readers or viewers to see how media and literature reflect values, beliefs, and issues of a society.
What is Cultural Criticism?
Text: " President Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts" by President George W Bush
How does President Bush structure paragraph 15 to appeal to his audience?
Bush acknowledges the audiences fears and gives them hope by stating that he has confidence that New Orleans will get back on its feet with time.
"I want to thank the communities in surrounding states that have welcomed their neighbors during an hour of need"
What is " President Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts" by President George W. Bush.
This device compares two things using "like" or "as" to create a vivid image or connection in the reader's mind.
What is a Simile?
Infrastructure
What are buildings, roads, and utility systems?
A criticism that helps readers connect a text to history and the time period in which it was created.
What is the Historical Lens/Criticism?
Text: " How Headlines Change the Way We Think" by Maria Konnikova.
What does Konnikova mean by the phrase" Caveats don't fit in the single columns"?
She is making the point that headlines have to be brief because there isn't enough space to include phrases that could clarify a misleading headline.
"How many times do we have reinvent ourselves just to survive?"
What is"Attitude of Reslilience Helped Create Demo Diva" By Simone Bruni
This is the perspective that a story is told from. Common types include: first-person, and third person.
What is Point of View?